"Politician"@en . . . . . . "Thomas A. Sykes (born c.\u20091835) was an American politician and tax official. An African-American, he was born into slavery. After the Civil War, he served as a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for four one-year terms (1868\u20131872) and as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for one two-year term (1881\u201382). He represented Shelby County, Tennessee. He also served as a revenue collector and . He lived in Nashville."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Thomas A. Sykes"@en . . . . . "North Carolina, U.S."@en . . . "1076970984"^^ . . . . "63848980"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "2737"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Thomas A. Sykes"@en . . "1868"^^ . . "Thomas A. Sykes"@en . . "1872"^^ . . . "1882"^^ . . "1881"^^ . . . . . . . . "Thomas A. Sykes (born c.\u20091835) was an American politician and tax official. An African-American, he was born into slavery. After the Civil War, he served as a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for four one-year terms (1868\u20131872) and as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for one two-year term (1881\u201382). He represented Shelby County, Tennessee. He also served as a revenue collector and . He lived in Nashville."@en .